Stand characteristics and downed woody debris accumulations associated with a mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins) outbreak in Colorado

By J. Klutsch, J. Negrón, S. Costello, C. Rhoades, D. R. West, John B. Popp, Rick Caissie. 2009

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Ecological consequences of mountain pine beetle outbreaks for wildlife in western North American forests (2014, background): “Interpretation of these patterns in the context of MPBaffected stands may therefore rest in part on the relationship between MPB-induced tree mortality and the amount of resulting coarse woody debris on the forest floor (Klutsch et al. 2009).”
Interactions among the Mountain Pine Beetle, Fires, and Fuels (2014, methodology): “The terms “endemic,” “epidemic,” and “postepidemic” are now widely accepted for describing phases in the bark beetle rotation as they relate to changes in the fuel profile (Klutsch et al. 2009).”
Spruce Beetle Biology, Ecology and Management in the Rocky Mountains: An Addendum to Spruce Beetle in the Rockies (2014, unknown): “trees are attacked there may be periods of increased foliage flammability due to changes in foliar moisture and volatile terpene content causing increased likelihood of crown fire initiation [106,108,111].”